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Crank | Ellen Hopkins

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That was dark.

I feared the lyrical poetry style would grate on me at first but overall I think it ultimately added to the frenetic decent described. Looking forward to the discussion here. #WithTheBanned

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Read4life

Crank | Ellen Hopkins

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I finished listening to our May #WithTheBanned #WTB25 book. I‘m looking forward to our discussion. According to the author‘s website, the book is loosely based on her oldest daughter‘s addiction to crystal meth.
#BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2025

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TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1d

TheSpineView Fantastic! 💜📖📚 1d

TheBookHippie This is a series FYI and yes, her daughter. 1d

Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 23h

Read4life @TheBookHippie have you read the other books in the series? If so, do you recommend them? 15h

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CatLass007

Crank | Ellen Hopkins

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I listened to the audiobook for #WithTheBanned and I‘m including it with #Read2025 because I actually finished the book and for #SeriesLove2025 because it‘s the first book in a trilogy that I won‘t continue. I gave it two stars on Goodreads because the unusual style of poetry and prose is the only thing I liked about the book. There are several reasons I didn‘t like it. I‘m tired of YA and teenage angst. I‘m tired of multi book series. (cont)⬇️

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CatLass007 But I think the main reason is because I read Go Ask Alice in junior high and, even though I now know it‘s not a true story from a dead teenage girl‘s diary, it still set the standard as a cautionary tale about drugs and sex. There are new drugs available now but I don‘t think the book lives up to the hype. Ordinarily I would bail on a book I didn‘t like but I wanted to see if the book ever got better and I don‘t believe it did. 5d

Andrew65 Oh no, hope your next book is better. 5d

CatLass007 @Andrew65 Killers of a Certain Age is excellent and fun. 5d

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TheSpineView Bummer! Hope your next book is better. #Next 5d

CatLass007 @TheSpineView It already is. 5d

5feet.of.fury I‘ll be reading this one too, I know the series was very popular when it was first released but I was out of the target demographic at that point & never paid it any mind. 5d

CatLass007 @5feet.of.fury I liked her writing style. I hope you and the rest of the group like it more than I did. 5d

DieAReader 👋🏻 #Next 5d

DogMomIrene Years ago a parent challenged book 2 Glass in our MS library. The librarian knew I had a BS in journalism so she asked me to be on the “book ban” committee. I was like, it‘s freaking awful. The cheap voyeurism. The cliched “poetry”. The obvious money grab with a series. BUT I wouldn‘t ban it. Thankfully, the other teachers, parents, and community members agreed. Not sure the same results would hold today. Better luck with your next read! 🍀 2d

CatLass007 @DogMomIrene Is MS Mississippi? I‘m surprised that you were able to keep it in the library. I live in East Tennessee and I‘m surprised there are any books in our library at. Thank you for not banning it. It may be awful but if I had kids I wouldn‘t want anyone deceiving what my kids were allowed to read except me. My parents were fairly conservative but after I learned to read, I was never without a book. My parents knew what I was (cont)⬇️ 2d

CatLass007 reading and never told me I couldn‘t read something. These days, I buy books because they‘ve been banned with the belief that anything worth banning is worth reading. (edited) 2d

DogMomIrene @CatLass007 Middle School. I was out in Arizona. Tucson was a blue spot but this was an affluent area, so some conservative folks. I did my student teaching at William Blount High School back in the day. Spent 3 years at UTK. I think that‘s where I fell in love with fall. 2d

CatLass007 @DogMomIrene Middle School never crossed my mind. LOL. We had junior high where I grew up in West Virginia. The Fall is beautiful in East Tennessee. The politics, not so much. (edited) 2d

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Karisimo

Deer Run Home | Ann Clare LeZotte

My #BookSpin and #Doublespin are both middle grade books I'm looking forward to this month!
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 6d

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Jadams89

Crank | Ellen Hopkins

Hey #WithTheBanned readers. @CatLass007 let me know that our May read is available for free on Audible.

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CatLass007 I appreciate you sharing this with everyone! 6d

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@peanutnine @CatLass007 @Karisa 6d

Jadams89 @CatLass007 Thank you for letting me know! I forget to check things like this ☺️ 6d

TheBookHippie Oh this is a good one. Enjoy. 6d

Read4life Awesome!! Looking forward to this one. 6d

CatLass007 I‘m an audiobook girl so I will always let you know. 6d

Kenyazero Interesting! I wonder how the audio experience with a book like this will differ! I read Dear Mothman by audio recently and only realized much later that it was a book in verse 🤭 5d

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LitsyEvents

Crank | Ellen Hopkins

Repost for @Jadams89

Happy almost-May, readers! Our selection for the month is Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Hopkins‘ books were banned more frequently than any other author‘s in recent years.

Also, watch for discussion questions for our April read, The Perks of Being a Wallflower coming soon.

#WithTheBanned #buddyread

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Jadams89

Crank | Ellen Hopkins

Happy almost-May, readers! Our selection for the month is Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Hopkins‘ books were banned more frequently than any other author‘s in recent years.

Also, watch for discussion questions for our April read, The Perks of Being a Wallflower coming soon.

#WithTheBanned #buddyread

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@Read4Life @skygoddess1
@Julsmarshall @Lapreader 2w

Jadams89 @lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @dabbe @5feet.of.fury @TheDaysGoBy @AnishaInkspell @Melismatic @bookwormjillk @KT1432 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 2w

Jadams89 @thewallflower0707 @catsandbooks @megabooks @Kenyazero @CoverToCoverGirl @Bookbuyingaddict @CuriousG @AllDebooks 2w

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Jadams89 @SconsinBookyBadger @PaperbackPirate @CogsOfEncouragement @Amiable
@peanutnine @CatLass007 @Karisa 2w

Read4life I‘m ready to go. This will be my first time reading this one. 2w

Kenyazero I read this one for a young adult literature course in college. Looking forward to reading again! 2w

lil1inblue I haven't read this one yet, so I'll be back on challenge this month! I'm super intrigued by this one. 1w

CatLass007 Just FYI, Crank is free on Audible. 6d

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Lindy

White Rose | Kip Wilson

You are invited to watch me talk about 10 books in my latest booktube episode. They include picture books, audiobooks, fantasy, essays, historical fiction, contemporary literary fiction & the science of wellbeing

https://youtu.be/PQoEGcUxB3M

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Addison_Reads

Away | Megan E Freeman

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Megan E. Freeman's book Alone is one of my favorite MG reads. I was so excited when I found out she had a companion novel. While Away was a good read, and I couldn't pinpoint anything wrong with it, it just wasn't as good as Alone. I didn't connect with the character as much and found myself a little bored at times.

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